Although I’ve only had my cats, Matatu and Fatima, for five years, it seems like I have had them for much longer! Other than my plants and all the kids I claim at church, these two critters are my children! When I was making the move from Arkansas back to...

We are marked by the people we consider important to our lives. In fact, most of us hear “voices” in our heads. Everyone plays some type of recording from earlier days. Those memories are usually from a person influential in your life. The thoughts can be positive. The thoughts can...

If you’re like me, you grew up under the impression that the God of the Old Testament and Jesus of the New Testament were not very much alike. OT God was angry and steadily slinging thou shalt not’s at His ill-behaved children. Conversely, NT Jesus was much nicer, talked a...

When I give it a bit of thought, I am in awe of the compassion of Jesus. I barely have compassion on the sweet old lady driving 40 miles below the speed limit on the on-ramp when I’m going somewhere. Don’t lie. I know you’re there with me. A dozen...

One of the ways God teaches me is through good examples of bad examples. A while back, I was at the doctor’s office for an appointment. I sat alone in the waiting room with a mask on my face. The nurse who signed me in politely asked me to keep...